Cost of living comparison

Bulgaria

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Italy

Monza vs. Sunny Beach Cost of Living Summary

Monza is 69.2% more expensive than Sunny Beach.

Restaurants: pay 71.4% more in Monza
Groceries: pay 54.9% more in Monza
Transportation: pay 41.2% more in Monza
Housing: pay 96.5% more in Monza
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Monza
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.7% more in Monza
Clothing: pay 50.1% more in Monza

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Monza are more expensive than in Sunny Beach. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Monza.

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Monza vs. Sunny Beach Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monza instead of Sunny Beach, you would:

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pay 71.4% more for restaurants

	Sunny Beach	Monza
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.59 BGN14.94	$22.39 €19.93	+160.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.63 BGN16.76	$11.20 €9.97	+16.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 BGN3.11	$3.58 €3.19	+100.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.54 BGN2.68	$1.33 €1.18	-13.9%
Average			+71.4%

Sunny Beach vs. Monza - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.9% more for groceries

	Sunny Beach	Monza
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 BGN1.34	$2.24 €1.99	+191.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.29 BGN7.47	$11.46 €10.20	+167.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 BGN11.77	$5.33 €4.75	-21.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.67 BGN6.39	$3.31 €2.95	-9.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.81 BGN6.62	$6.43 €5.72	+69.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 BGN1.32	$1.25 €1.12	+64.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 BGN1.45	$0.83 €0.73	-0.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 BGN1.54	$1.50 €1.34	+69.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 BGN2.04	$1.52 €1.36	+29.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 BGN0.83	$0.93 €0.83	+94.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 BGN0.84	$0.91 €0.81	+88.2%
Average			+54.9%

Sunny Beach vs. Monza - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.2% more for transportation

	Sunny Beach	Monza
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.93 BGN10.31	$7.86 €7.00	+32.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$67.18 €59.80
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,065.86 BGN52,323.01	$36,317.50 €32,323.89	+20.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.30 BGN10.96	$17.69 €15.75	+180.8%
Average			+41.2%

Sunny Beach vs. Monza - Cost of transportation

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pay 96.5% more for housing

	Sunny Beach	Monza
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.46 BGN26.91	$27.25 €24.25	+76.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.04 BGN993.77	$1,030.16 €916.88	+80.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$342.62 BGN596.26	$778.78 €693.14	+127.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.09 BGN149.82	$149.51 €133.07	+73.7%
Average			+96.5%

Sunny Beach vs. Monza - Cost of housing

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Sunny Beach	Monza
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$514.02 BGN894.53	$847.27 €754.10	+64.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,462.58 BGN9,506.43	$18,804.09 €16,736.32	+244.2%
Average			+138.2%

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pay 35.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Sunny Beach	Monza
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.29 BGN3.98	$5.60 €4.98	+144.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 BGN4.93	$1.83 €1.63	-35.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 BGN6.98	$6.72 €5.98	+67.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$47.59 €42.36
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.15 BGN15.93	$12.88 €11.46	+40.7%
Average			+35.7%

Sunny Beach vs. Monza - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 50.1% more for clothing

	Sunny Beach	Monza
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.59 BGN58.46	$89.58 €79.73	+166.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.97 BGN73.04	$44.79 €39.86	+6.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.32 BGN167.62	$108.24 €96.34	+12.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.14 BGN181.23	$165.48 €147.28	+58.9%
Average			+50.1%

Sunny Beach vs. Monza - Cost of clothing

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